Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Hi all
Thankyou to the lord for his accurate report as one of the failsworth 50 and having taken the children for the first time i can give a few handy hints.On the first day make sure you tell the instructor what level the children are at and that he /she will need to sort them out at dinnertime and give them some money as long as you tell the instructor what you want them to do i.e. sort out dinner for them or that you will meet them they will be fine.To be honest some instructors are better than others with chidren Stefan and George were great with the kids,and the children loved it,although a little bored learning the basics but it has to be done.I think we just picked the wrong week with all the press at the Strazhite.Having said all that when i needed medical treatment the staff were fantastic and i shall be forever in their debt.Enjoy your holiday if you are yet to go i am sure it will be fantastic.

Hi all
Thankyou to the lord for his accurate report as one of the failsworth 50 and having taken the children for the first time i can give a few handy hints.On the first day make sure you tell the instructor what level the children are at and that he /she will need to sort them out at dinnertime and give them some money as long as you tell the instructor what you want them to do i.e. sort out dinner for them or that you will meet them they will be fine.To be honest some instructors are better than others with chidren Stefan and George were great with the kids,and the children loved it,although a little bored learning the basics but it has to be done.I think we just picked the wrong week with all the press at the Strazhite.Having said all that when i needed medical treatment the staff were fantastic and i shall be forever in their debt.Enjoy your holiday if you are yet to go i am sure it will be fantastic.

Hi M'Lord - thanks for your report - which provoked such a grand response!

I am off to Bansko (the Perun) in 5 weeks' time. 2nd time for me - having gone there the same time last year. I had some difficulties last year (mainly the 1st morning - could not find rep/lack of info) which was frustrating as it was the first time I had gone skiing with my little boy and I was concerned for his welfare but it all turned out good in the end.

I adored Bansko, had a super time and am looking forward to returning this year (especially as I know the routine now!).

Cheers

Kim

You can leave your kids safely but avoid the kindrgarden (for kids under 7 y.o.) : they do nothing else but watching TV. We left our kids last year and they were supposed to ski everyday during two hours and they were doing nothing but wasting their time. They had a really bad time.

My advice : just pay for one day, control what's going on and talk with your kids afterwards.

There are quite long queues in front of the gondola : try to get there before 9:00. Buy your passes everyday instead of buying them for the full week : the snow is really bad now (and icy) and you may end up paying for really bad skiing conditions (which is the case at the moment -30/01/2006). Unfortunately no snow is expected for this week which means that the first week of february will be disastrous for skiing.

They are plenty of cashpoints everywhere (called Bankomat). Anyway in most of places they don't take credit cards. Exchange rates are quite bad in Bansko so try changing your money before (exch.rate : 1 british pound = 2.70 bgl and 1 Euro = 1.95 Bgl.

If you can still, better postpone your holidays to mid february or go in the Alps as the snow is really bad.

U